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The best way to understand feet is to read about and understand the anatomy of feet in artist anatomy books (such as Classic Human Anatomy by Valerie Winslow), and to draw feet from life and/or from photographs. Do not expect yourself to know how to draw anything without first studying about it (If you think you know without studying, your brain is lying to you). If you have a stylized kind of art, it's best to know how something looks before you stylize it. This way your stylizations will look well-informed and attractive.

EXTRA TIP: People's pinky toes will do different things. If you wear tight shoes all the time, you may find your pinky toe is lying on it's side, is suspended from the ground, or is even pushed up over another toe. If you draw your own feet for study or reference, remember to keep in mind that if you incorporate this kind of toe into your drawings, people might think it is a mistake. Put the pinky toe down next to the fourth toe instead. Sometimes reality has mistakes you must overlook and "illustrate" your way around for the sake of executing a clear message.

EXTRA EXTRA TIP: Some of us have feet with unique qualities. If you draw feet that are unique, make sure your message of "uniqueness" is executed clearly. Don't forget to research and draw other types of feet if you want to expand your skill of drawing well-informed feet.

I hope this "tips" tutorial was helpful!

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~Isumaeru94 May 1, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Just learnt the anatomy of the foot and this is pretty useful.
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~cedricstudio May 1, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
Terrific post! Thanks for sharing.
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~Eevee164 Apr 28, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Wow! Very helpful! :D
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~NoranB Apr 17, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Thank you so much!
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~1TomBoy Apr 8, 2013
totally helpful
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~CaraCitrine Feb 23, 2013  Student Digital Artist
Feet are strange. The longer I look the more I fail to understand them.
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Mood: Joy ~Timmy22222001 Feb 23, 2013
Can't thank you enough for the insight and level of help this brings to this crab here. Been out of the drawing game for a few months now and hell out of all the anatomy can seem to get back into the feel of its still the feet that are messing me up!

Your tips and info were a big help and heck even the smallest mention of the way the toes should be present is so simple it hurts, lol. Anycase thanks again with your wonnderful post and rest assure can't wait to get back into the full roar of drawing, hats off to you ArandaDill.

Later,
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~ExtremeYaoiFanatic Feb 21, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Heh. "Unique feet." I read that and immediately looked down at my "monkey toes" and second toe that's almost a centimetre longer than my big toe. My weird, long, bony digits are the reason why I'm nto a very reliable source for hand and foot drawings, even for my own purposes. ^^;
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=imagination-slave Jan 31, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I love your perspective on this. I'm working on a challenge right now and the guidance is wonderful! Thank you. :)
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~haimokochan Jan 9, 2013  Student General Artist
Thank you!
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